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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.274
আচার্য কহে, — তুমি যেই কহ, সেই সত্য হয় ।
সর্বশাস্ত্রে বৈষ্ণবের এই সুনিশ্চয় ॥ ২৭৪ ॥
ācārya kahe, — tumi yei kaha, sei satya haya
sarva-śāstre vaiṣṇavera ei suniścaya
The Tattvavādī ācārya replied, “What You have said is certainly factual. It is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures of the Vaiṣṇavas.
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The Tattvavādī ācārya acknowledged what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had said.
He declared that His words were certainly factual.
He accepted them as the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures of the Vaiṣṇavas.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At Pāṇḍarapura the Lord received news from Śrī Raṅga Purī that Śaṅkarāraṇya (Viśvarūpa) had disappeared there. He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Am I willing to acknowledge a scriptural conclusion when it corrects my understanding?
Reread the ācārya’s reply and write one sentence about his willingness to acknowledge the truth.
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